Gas producing and consuming apparatus.



vN0. 821,995. Y 4 PATENTED MAY 29,1906.

O. ELLIS.

GAS PRODUCING AND CONSUMING APPARATUS.

' APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28. 1905.

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.CARLETON ELLIS, OF NEW YORK. N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO- COMBUSTION UTILITIESCOMPANY, OF NEW NEW YORK. I

YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF I GAS PRODUCING AND CONSUMING APP ARATUS-.I

To mll whnm it may concern.-

' .Be, it known that I, CARLE'roN'ELLis, a

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York cit ,in thecounty of New York 5 and.State of ew York, have invented cer-v tain newand useful Improvements in Gas. Producing and Consuming Apparatus, ofwhich the' following is a specification.

. This invention relates to apparatusfor to making produceras, in whichproducts of combustlon are rawn in a highly-heated condition from afurnace or other source, are introduced into a gas-producer remote from.the furnace, and arepassed through a deep i5 bed of fuel in order toproduce combustible orproducer gas. I

. It is'the object of this invention to make;

use ofethe sensible heat of a portion of the products of combustion froma furnace by Q is converting this sensible heat. in so far as possibleinto the potential heat or energy of com- .bustible gas. A

M ap aratusmakes use as a fuel of coal whic 1s ow m earthyconstituents,particua 5 larl of easily-fusible mineral matter, such as pyrite and thelike. A

An essential feature of my invention is the means provided to effectcontrol of the temperature of the gas-producin mass, for by f theendothermic and exothermic constituents'of the draft on nt is readilysecured which preserves the equi ibrium'of reaction necessary forsatisfactoiiy and continuous operation. I

n the accompanying diagrammatic drawin I show a form'of apparatus whichis suitafie for the purpose aforesaid.-

In the drawing, 1 1s a asreducer adapted to contain a deep bed offue 4o2 is an outlet-pi e for the combustible gas.

3 is a hopper or eed-aperture for the introduction of fuel.

4 represents the twyers, through which enters the blast for supportingcombustion and ell'ecting gasification of the fuel.

5 is a ip'e or passage connecting the twyers 4 wit 1 a mechanical bloweror blast app iance 6.

7 is a furnace, shown of the reverberatory type, having the hearth 8 andgas, and airport 9. A stack 10 is connected to this furnace .by the flue11.

12 represents a series of air-inlets connect- -Specifieation of LettersPatent. 7 Application fiaa para 23. 1905." Seria no. 252.487.

Patented may 2'9, 1906.

ed to' a bustle-pi e having connection with the pipe 13, whic in turn isconnected with the fan-blower 14. A damper 15, placed in this pipe,serves to regulatetheflow of 'air.

A damper 16 is placed in the pipe or passage l to regulatethe flow ofgas from the gasproducer -1.

In the stack-fine 11' is an outlet 17, from which extends the: passage18. to the'fan 6.

the fan 6. I

20 is a dam er orvalve to'regulate the amount of pro nets ofcombustion'hanglled bythe'fan6.-- v 21 is a damper regulating thefresh-air supply.

22 is a damper regulatin the volume of the blast supplied to the m ucer.

The fan 6 is shown -wit the impeller-wheel poyed.

My method of o eration is-as follows: A bed of ignited coal is broughtto such a depth in the gasroducer. that upon the blowing theret-hroug ablast containing 0 gen an carbon monoxid is.o tained. The fan 6 is ut 1n0 eratro'n to roduce the necessary and 21 are carefu y adjusted tosecure a combustible gas of the desired quality, In some cases damper 31may be completely closed.

If the gases of the furnace enter the producer at a temperature higherthan that at which they depart, it is evident that a portion ofpotential heat in the form of combustible gas. his condition I seek tosecure, inasmuch as great economy in fuel'results from operating in sucha manner.

to producer are shown under ground. I do not limit myself to thisarrangement of appalast. e combusti legas es so'generated are carriedthrou h the passage 2 to the fur 1S and enter the roducer. The ampers20.

their sensible heat-has been converted. into An' air-inlet 19 is placedon the inlet'side of '23. It is therefore of the positive blower type.These irh eller-wheels maybe water-E cooled. A fanlower ormechanicaldraft, a pliance of any-other type' rnay be em};

carbon dioxid a nearly) complete re uction to In'the drawing thepassages from furnace 1 rams-as, for instance, the passages may be i l l5 Manse... w-"...,

I carried-.ahovethe groundaandbe'suitably in:

-' 'sulated'to' uardag instilojss of heat.

WhatIcannis+. a 1. In-a gas producing and consuming ap- 5 paratusf the,combination ;of a gas-producer adapts; to containa deepbed of fuel, agasconsumingi netallurgical furnace, a heat.-i u-' 4' sulatedpipeconnection delivering gas from the pro gases in said latterheat-insulated pipe connectionprior to thedelivery to the producer.

Ina gas producing and consuming' ap- Qfaratus *the; combination w of agas-producer adapted to contain adeep bed of fuel, a gas metallurgicalfurnace, a pipe con-- DBQfidn'delivering gasfiom the producer to the aheat-insulated pipe, connection bstracting burned gases from the furnaceand delivering them' beneath-said fuel, a powerig'driven admixingiandpropelling device in said heat-insulated pipe connection and avalvecontrolled inlet-opening to the atmosphere in the'pipe connectionon the suction side of said. device, whereby the' burned gases and coldair willbeiad niked in regulated proper .ti9 18. 1,'--

consuming metallurgical furnace, a heat-insulated pe connectiondelivering gas from -'5='the:; r0 ulcer 'td;the.-furnace, a -heatedinsuf,

-late connectionabstracting burned ucer to the furnace, aheat-insulated- 1q ip'e connection abstracting burned gases 1 'fi'oiiithefui'nac'e and delivering them beneath said fuel, and means foradmixing air with the n a :gas producing: and consuming apparatus, thecombinatioh ofa gas-proi'lucer :adapted to contain a-deepbedfcf fuel, agasomthe furnacerand delivering them i 5 ,Qheath saidffuel,aipoyver-drven mixing and opening to the atmosphere in the pipe con- ;-p?opell hg'.-devicein said latter heat-insulated oprpe'connection,andavalve controlled inletnection'on the suction side of saiddevice, whereby the burned gases and cold air will be admixed inregulated proportions.

4. In a gas producing and consuming ap- ,paratus, the combination of agas-producer adapted to contain a deep bed of fuel, a gasconsumingmetallurical furnace, a pipe connection delivering gas from the producerto 4 the furnace, an underground pipe connection abstracting burnedgases from the furnace and delivering them beneathsaid fuel, and meansfor admixing air with-the gases in said underground pipe. 5. In a gasproducing and consuming 'apparatus, the combination of a gas-produceradapted to contain a deep bedof fuel, a gasconsuniing metallurgicalfurnace, an under Y ground pipe connection delivering gas from theproducer to the furnace, an underground pipe connection abstractingburned gases ruin the furnace and delivering them'beneath said fuel, andmeans for adm xing air with the gases in said underground pipe.

6. In a gas producingand consuming zip-" paratus, the combination of agas-producer adapted tocontain a deep bed of fuel, agasconsumingmetallurgical furnace, a pipe connection delivering gas from theproducer to the furiiaei's, means for abstracting a )ortion of wastegases from the furnace and eliver 'ing the same with their heatconserved into

